The woman behind this documentary (about 6 families in Vancouver BC who gave up plastic for 2012) is the woman who inspired me and finally tipped me over the edge into taking my own “year of plastic free living” oath.

I owe so much to her and the participating families. They were a source of emotional support, creative solutions and recipes, and of course funny or often inspiring stories. These are the people who kept me going during the tougher times while refusing plastic became part of who I am.

Thirteen days into this twenty-one day mission has yielded nine metric tons of waste so far.

When I was a kid, I considered being a garbage(wo)man for a short time. But now, I can be part of a marine debris team!

Maybe the next generation will have the option of joining a land debris team where they will survey, measure and remove waste from abandoned neighbourhoods. There are definitely ghost towns ripe for the picking!